Paper Strip Hearts

Hi there – yeah, you! I know you’re here because you’ve got the crafting bug, and you NEED to KNOW how to make these Paper Strip Hearts! You probably saw them on Pinterest, and thought, I MUST MAKE THAT RIGHT NOW – all you needed was a few details about how to actually go about it. And that’s what I’m here for – I love showing off how to make simple crafts and diys! I hope you’ll stick around and check out other projects while you’re here!

Do you see this – HEART paper strip ornaments?!?! When I thought of this, I considered myself a genius. Now I’m thinking this idea was probably out there all along….but I’ll share with you anyway, with a quick and easy tutorial. I can’t get enough of these Paper Strip Hearts!

One of my favorite Christmas decorations this year was the paper strip ornaments, and recently I thought I could do the same thing for Valentine’s decorations…. see, Christmas on the left, Valentine’s on the right:

Let me walk you through it, and once you made one you’ll see how you can make it fatter, taller, more strips, less strips, etc. First, you’ll need strips of paper (mine are about 1 inch wide), scissors, and a stapler.

Line them up on the floor like this – – cut 2 long ones and put them in the middle, cut 2 about an inch or two shorter than them and put one on each edge, then cut 2 short ones about an inch or two shorter than the middle ones and put them on the outside. Sounds confusing, but just see the picture and it’ll make sense:

Then, working from left to right, stack them one on top of another. Then staple the stack at the bottom:

Now, pull those short outside two strips back over the staple and hold:

Then pull back the middle strips and hold in the same spot:

Then pull back the long strips and staple all the strips together where you were holding them. That’s it!

You can see the 2 staple spots better in this picture:

Sidenote, these are tricky to get a picture of – especially with my helpers. The preschooler was supposed to hold the hearts on strings while the toddler held the white background. I got that one picture at the top and that was about it – but hey, they love to help….

Enjoy! You can make these – go try it!! It’s a craft for even the non-crafter! I think they’d also look super cute as a banner swagging across a window or doorway, but I just love mine hanging over the table.

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About Mandy Beyeler

Mandy is a craft blogger who loves to blog and enjoys all things crafty, sewing, and DIY - she feels that if she can do something, you can too, and provides tutorials to help you along the way. She loves being a mom to 4 awesome kiddos and blogs from the Kansas City Area.

That’s funny—Elizabeth and I have this conversation all the time—how we think something was our idea and then find out it has been done before—-I’m getting convinced that there is no such thing as a new idea! Oh well at least we have fun.

These are so cute!! We are definitely going to make some in my house. I am your newest follower and would love to invite you to check out our sharing party on Saturday–called Sharing Saturday. I hope you will check it out and share! http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/

May I ask what kind of paper you used for these…is it cardstock or construction paper? Also, do you know how long your three different sized strips were? Thanks! We’re going to do this with my daughter’s 2nd grade class!

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